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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
THE MISSION OF THE PRESS.

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The essays or stories tending to show
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households.
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ly less important to the family and the yonll
Of the country than the school teacher ane
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The undersigned desiring to give increased
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

The national association of wholesale liquor
deaIers is in session at Chicago raising fund
with which to fight prohibition in Texas, Ten
nessee and West Virginia.-EIchdnge
The opponents of prohibition never fall 10
assert that prohibition does not prohibit.
What we want to know is, if prohibition does
not prohibit, why should wholesale liquor
dealers raise a fund to defeat prohibition in
any State. The fact Is, the wholesale liquor
dealers feel that by the success Of prohibition
they have lost territory for the sale
of their liquors. The paragraph above has
solid food for thought. Let temperance peo-
pie make note Of 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
The Atlantic, Greenville ana Yves
tern Railway.

We COPY from the Greenuille Ne,os the fact
that w. F.. Sullivan e. Co., contractors, has
secured an attachment against the Atlantic
GreenvilIe e. Western Railway Company
The trouble, we think, is more apparent than
real. a settlement was pending between the
narties. Their difference was left to arbitra'
ton.
The suing parties being dissatisfied WIZ
the award by the arbitrators, then deci'hso
to settle on that basis, and being residents
another State they had legal right to ammo!
their debtor by an attachment. AS soon as
susong & Co. appear and give security the
attachment will be dissolved, and the sui
will proceed regularly. The attachment, we
presume, wos matter Of feeling, or i'll Will.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
Three Murder Trials.

Three men, charged with murder, were tried
in Hampton last week. One negro SEN
fenced to be hanged, ano ther negro sentenced
ten years in the penitentiar. The usual yer.
dict In the case Of white men charged with
murder was rendered In the case Of the third
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

Woollord's sanitary lotion will cure all
forms OF contagious itch, mango, and scratch
es In 30 minutes, only soc bottle. Sold only
by p. B. Speed. Z-i0
Use Johnson's kalsomine TO whiten your
plastered walls 1t Is the most durable and
will not rub off. A variety .ol coiors Tor sale
by Z. B Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
Due West Female College.

Mrs. L. NJ. Bonner was elected Principal
of the Due West Female College yesterday
evening.
Mr.. H. E. Bonner was at the same time
elected Vice-Principal.
Both have accepted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
GprES\yOoD. &. C., June 90, 1857

er it was decided by Prof. Geo G. Hodges, and
the directors of the Greenwood Male Acade-
my that it would be proper TO omit Inc CLOS
ing exercises of that institution, ana al
though q very entertaining and appropriate
programme had been planned for last Mon
day evening, il was abandoned in respect 10
the memory Of the beloved teacher. inc
programme pr, for Wednesday, which consisted
ONLY of an address by senator NJ. &. Butler,
was not abandoned and at the appointed hour
an immense audience, perhaps the largest
assembled in bursts Hall to hear the elo-
ouent Statesman. After prayer by Rev. +.
Auld, Prof q. e. Hodges, before introduclns
Senator Butler, paid an appropriate trloute 10
the memory of Prot. S. p. BooZer his fellow
teacher Senator Butler before beginning ms
address also spoke very tenderly OF Proi.
Boozer with whom he was in college lot sew
eral years lie then commenced his address
by sSenking of the erroneous opinions enter.
tanned by the people Of the North III regard
| to the capacity, competency, energy ana seli-
respect of the southern people. he salu Ihat
we had been accused OF being imnroVldenl
and non progressive, and that these anu other
accusations had been repeated so often that
an undue self-depreciation and thoushllcss
admission of and acquiescence IN thc nnGufs, ,tn
| TONED and unqualified truthfulness OF the
| charge, and n positive I'M ury to the matcrlal
progress and best interests of the South mas
| resulted, croakers, and ignoramuses Mt nome
and a we'll organized systematic mlSrepresel,
| tation and perversion Of the truth abroad
| have inflicted untold injury and lnJustlce 10
every interest in the South. After urging ai'
| to preserve proper selEresepect and seli-ap
probation he closed with the following IS,nl
words: "Old South, new south, Carollnian,
Southerner, American, each title patent ol
nobility, ali combined cnclrclcs your brows
with a sovereignty as proud as ever worn py
an Imperial Caesar" Senator Butler SpoRe ,o
| for nearly an hour, the immense audience
| listening with intense interest throughout:
| Testigia NullU Retross,un Is the motto OF thg
| Greenwood Female College and the varied
and exceedingly interesting exercises OF last
which were so largely attended and so highly
appreciated by the public, show that TINS
young institution will soon rank with the
noblest In the South in usefulness ana popu'
| larity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

A young lady at Waterloo was bitten few
weeks ago on the finger by rat. The finger
became painful. doctor was called, when 1T
was deemed necessary TO amputate the finger,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
The Presentation Of Medals.

A medal for general excellence in scholar
ship was awarded, Miss Tudie Graydon. This
medal was presented by Mr.. j. 5. Perrin ol
the A6Geritle MESSENGER whose remarks were
witty and particularly pointed and appropri
ate.
A medal for improvement in writing, hav'
ing been won by Miss Matilda Greene, 1t was
presented by DR.. ]. G.. Maxwell 4 very ap
propriate selection for presenting medal inl
proficiency In that art some one has remark
ed, and so say we, because the prenscntniinn
was done In most gallant manner. with
the benedIction by Rev. Il. d. Smart the eX'
ercises closed.
The Reception at the Female College.
On Thursday evening the teachers and pu-
pills of the college received their friends In
the college hall. This was attended by q
great many including parents as we'll as chill
dren. The fine music with the vlraciOuS con-
versation of the beautiful ladies and gallant
men added animation to the scene, causing
time to fit by SO rapidly that ere we suspect
ed 1t the hour for seeking home und repose
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
The Anniversary Grafton.

On Thursday morning at half past ten 4
large audience gathered in the chapel of the
Hon. J. S. Cothran. After prayer by Rev. f.
Auld, Hon. j. S. Cothran was introduced by
DR.. j. e. Maxwell. After u few Introductory
remarks the gifted speaker, who has aroused
the enthusiasm Of the people of this county
on more than one occasion. having selected
Progress as his theme gracefully entered up.
on its discussion In that manner so peculiar
ly his own holding his hearers undivided al
tcntion for more than ali hour.
At the close of the address three medals
were awarded. The first for proficiency in
music was presented 10 Miss Carrie Graydon
by Rev. w. T. Mathews with few compli-
meNtOry and encouraging remarks,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
GREENWOOD'S COLLEGES.
THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXER
CISEs.

Interesting Programme by the SUI
dents-..AbIe and Eloquent specch'
cs by Senator Butler ana Judge
GOtEiram...Thc Pluck and BuSihesS
Tact Of -Four Practical and Eher'
Setic Young Ladies..-she FuDlic
SDirit of the Town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

For the n onth Of June will offer some spe
cial bargains. w. Z. Bell.
Double width dress goods at 49c. worth 60c
w. +. Bell.
Double width dress goods at 29c. worth 35c
w. E. Bell. ,
Single width dress goods at 2Oc. worth Csc
Single width dress goods at lie. worth 221Gc
Single width dress goods at l21!c. worth l5c
w. E. Bell.
Lace hOuncing at 75c. worth 90c. W. f. Bell
Lace tlouncing at soc. worth Cue. w. +. Bel!
Lace silk houncing at Sl.25 worth SLIGO. w
+. Bell.
Embroidered tlouncing at Sl.75 worth s225
w. +. Bell.
Embroidered flounclng at 9Oc. worth sl.25
c.and l625c. worth 2Oc. and 25c. w. F. Bell,
Colored batiste and cOlored lawns at reduced
prices. w. l.. Bell.
All over embroidery in white and tan ut
cost w. L. Bell.
parasols in colorS at cost. w. l.. Bell.
Shade hats at l5c. untrimmcd. w. f. Bell.
Check summer silks at 4il@c. worth G0c. W..
T.. Bell.
Special summer sale in millinery ana dress
goods. will reduce the price on all summer
ticies below cost w. T.. Bell. 6-S
Ladies who have summer goods to buy can
secure special bargains ut WIN. +. Bells.
Never before has such bargains been offered
as you Will find at w. Z. Bells. t-S
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

We are all born critics, and especially so of
those things which We can neither do nor say
very we'll. In proof of this, / venture the
assertion that some could be found in this au-
dience-on the outer edge Of it-who believe
that they could easily make batter address
than the one to which you have so patiently
listened l dare say it is so. certainly
would be delighted to exchange places with
any one of them if he would only come for
ward. Hear another criticism and tell me II
it is just-this time of the trustees and pat
rons of the schools. Do you visit the schools
where your children are being taught, to see
how they are getting on, manitesting an in
terest in their progress and thereby uphold
ing the authority and encouraging IN their
arduous efforts, the teachers? II not, and,
from my own experience, am almost sure
such is your answer, tell me why not. 1t
you had Messenger colt being trained by
Tom Anderson as roadster, and the trottlng
course was FIVE times as far from your home
as is the school house, do you not know that
YOU would witness the performance of the
colt five times to that of your boy once? Are
not the boy and the colt alike coursers i'll
training2 But how different the prizes Tor
which they are to cOntcnd-thc one to lessen,
possbly, by few seconds, the time in which
a mile can be made the other by the practice
of virtue to make the world better by nav
ing lived in it, or by vicious habits to SINK
into infamv and ruin, dragging others down
with hlnl--for no man livcth to himself, II"
nan dieth to himself. Nor is this lack OF in
terest to be ascribcd to any comparison IN
the hearts affection between them. Let the
hand of disease rest upon that noble boy, and
witness the tender, anxious solicitude Of the
father; let that hand press heavily even to
the extinction cf life; see the graceful form
stretched upon the bier, beautiful even in
death, and listen to the agoniZing cry OF the
heart broken parent: "Would God had
died for the, D Absalom! my son, my son:
Is there Il parent in this assembly Of people |
TO- day, and we'll know that there arc many
with hearts as tender and true as ever throb-
bed with affection and love, who can rise mp
and say in this regard, 81 am without fault p
How then does he hope to escape responsible !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22

promoted. and men would be encour-
aged and induced to prosper by fair
rather than by foul means.
Several laws have been enacted as
make-shirts and subtcrfuges for the mis-
fortunes of the people, and' their ten
denotes have not boen we'll considered,
and as consequence we have fallen in
to greater misfortunes than those sought
to be remedied. Their phrascology is
utterly incomprehensible to ordinary
men, and they prove to be calam't'es
rather than blessings to the people.
Therefore we recommend that the
Legislature appoint o committee OF
learned men to remodel and simplify all
such laws now on the Statute books,
and to give the definition Of each phrase
and synopsis Of the entire law, all Of
which shall be presented to the Legis-
lsture to be reenacted or repealed as in
their judgment may appear best, after
full comprehension and understanding
Of the matter, and that this committee
shall, in like manner, define and give
a synopsis of all laws before their final
passage, and that the definition and
meaning of all laws thus enacted be n
nal, so that our laws may be practicable
rules Of action, rather than stumbling
block to the people.
In closing We thank his Honor the
Judge, and the Solicitor for their cour-
tesy and kindness.
Respectfully submitted
G. A. DOUGLASS, Foreman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
AFRAID OF THE PROXIES.

Ore OF the arguments urged by the
active divisionists of the North has been
that in the retention of the present
limits of Dakota and admission as a
state, the distance from the remoter
northern sections to the central location
of conventions would be so great that
the few who could afford to attend
would go with pockets full of proxies
and the control would be left in the hands
OF the interested politicians. Well.
there was convention of the North
held in Fargo this week to promote
what ahey regarded as one of the most
important political issues; and of
course, as it was convenient for
the people, they came in person-and
no political sharp had pocketful of
proxies. 1t was reported by the COM
mittee on credentials that twelve coun-
ties were represented by 1O4 delegates,
in person OF proxy, but as there were
but twenty-five persons present in all
1.-THE Fargo Republican said from eight
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
A SCHEME OF THE SOUTH.


A South Dakota paper, which looks
confidently upon division as opening
the way to statehood for that section,
very complacently adopts the prophetic
role and assumes that when the North
is cut adrift it will go on its weary way
for ten or fifteen years as territory,
with no friends in the South to give it a
helping hand to lead it into the family
of states. There are good many care
full observers who are inclined to
propheSy in that direction, without
giving definite limitations in years. The
North has never made any movement
toward the organization of a state,
and it could hardly be in the
field until after the South had, with its
ready-made state machine, about filled
the general eye and crowded the avenue
to the Union. Should it succeed in
gaining admission, it would not take
much of 4 prophet to foreSee that no
other state from the present limits of the
territory would stand a particle of show
for many years to come. There would
be no more anxiety in the South for the
statehood of the North than in any
Eastern or Southern State-rather less,
i'll fact, as the division politicians have
been for years doing all in their power
to foment antagoniSm between the two
sections with view to promote separa-
ton. Those in the South who had stood
with the friends of a single state would
accuse the North of having deserted
them i'll the contest and tell them that
they had made their bed and might lie
in it. Not even Gen. CAMPBELL would
then make visits of coincidence to the
North or paint their wrongs in his FAM
inU cOlnrS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
DAKOTA's WHEAT CROP.

The discrepancy or wide divergence
of estimates of the wheat crop in Da
kota this year between the most intelli-
gent citizens is difficult to account for.
Commissioner MCCLURE, who has Or
ganiZed system believed to be effective
for obtaining the most reliable data, in
his at least Semi-official proclamation,
puts the figures at 60,000,000 bushels
10000, 900 more than last year. Possibly
something should be credited to the en-
thuSiaSm of new official anxious to
make the largest effect abroad. On the
other hand, the great wheat growers OF
the Red river valley, the heart of
the famous hard wheat country, use fig
ures far belaw the 10000, 900 of last year.
Maj. LEACH, one of the oldest bonanza
farmers in the Fargo district, says that
his farm threShed OH the same ground
but 81, coo bushels this year in place of
103, 600 in 1856. Mr.. BROWN, of Mime
apoliS, a well-knOwn gentlemen, says
his Red river farm, near Grandin, re-
turned but $4,000 bushels this year on
the same ground that grew $4,000 year
ago. Gen. SARGENT, the eX-preSident
of the Fargo Southern railroad, who had
seven sections in wheat, AYERS that he
has travelled over many townships in
vestigating the wheat product and
found many farms that Melted hardly
more than the seed. He insists that the
yield of the territory cannot exceed
25,0O0,000. One of the largest handlers
of the grain in Fargo published state
ment substantially agreeing with Gen.
Sargent, and the information received
by one of the leading wheat houses in
Duluth leads to estimates but little
larger. An ancient Latin motto indi-
Gates that the most reliable path gener-
ally lies between the extremes. 1t is
probably so in this case, The estimates
of the commissioner are mainly based
upon reports gathered before threSh-
ing, which in some sections were
not sustained by the ultimatee test;
while the bears among the wheat grow
ers look mainly at the wind and drought
stricken fields in their immediate vicin-
ity, and their impressions and minds are
changed by the provoking perversity of
the market to rise as they think it
should in view of their small crops.
They think the round and robust figures
sent out are damaging them by keeping
prices down. There is no doubt that
the north part of the Red river valley,
and some of the central counties, have
had better crops than last year, and
probably on the entire roundup the ag-
gregate will not be greatly below the
| yield of 1856.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
CAMpBELL's CONVENTION.

The average Republican politician of
the North goes to convention as natu-
rally as duck takes to water. 1t is a
rare sort of convention that does not
draw him out. But he didn't come out
to the division convention at Fargo
Tuesday to any gregarious extent.
That gathering was chiefly signifi-
cant by his absence. 1t barely escaped
failure by the thoughtfulneSS and in
dustry of few individuals in preparing
proxies. There was the versatile Hans
brOugh, who came down from Devils
Lake with proxies for several
hu&dred miles of Indian reservations
and deniZenS of lacuStrine retreats.
Others were alike thoughtful. But
about twenty-five individuals put in an
appearance, claiming to represent
twelve out of the thirty-Seven counties
assigned delegatessin the call As there
seemed to be no Democrat in the body,
and Col. WARNOCK, the unbalanced
philosopher of the jamestown Capital.
was present as silent protest against
the refusal of his county to send dele
gates, the convention voted that he
should be the delegation from Suits
man, entitled to all honors and privi-
legeS. Whether his incorporation into
1t made the body nOn-partisan or mug
wumpish may be left for Mai. BAR
RETT to determine. Even the announce
ment at the morning session that
the great Boanerges of division, Gen.
HUGH j. CAMPBELL, would honor the
body and assembled multitude with his
presence and eloquent speech at the
afternoon gathering did not swell the
cOncOurSe to three dozen persons, in
Guiding spectators. The venerable edi-
tor, w. NJ. POTTER, was on hand with
his address, happily anticipating the
needs of the convention, and resolu-
lions and campaign committees were
found on the prepared programme. But
the convention was only significant as
presenting more clearly and definitely
the prevalent Indifference in the North
to its alleged objects. A good
many of the Republican politi-
clans are for division for rea-
sons well understood, but the plain peo-
pie and common taxpayers regard it as
scheme not at all in their interest, and
the conviction is wide spread that the
North should be exceedingly slow to aid
i'll pulling the chestnuts out of the fire
for the Campbells and their ilk, who
proclaim SO fiercely that never will they
consent to the formation of a state that
shall hold them in political contact with
the North. The people North begin to
fear that if the South should get rid
of them that section would be
the state of Dakota and re-
alize all the prestige and
advantage of the name as well
as the autonomy of statehood, while
the North would be known only as the
remote territory of Pembina, Lincoln or
something else. The South, with its
varied agricultural, stock and mining
interests, can go alone much better than
the North with its much smaller and
more scattered population, and single
prominent developed interest. 1t
will, in the judgment of dispassionate
citizens who have no partisan or per-
sonal schemes to subserve, do a very
unwise thing in falling in the wake of
the extremists in the South, who have
no interest whatever in its welfare.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
1T WORKS BADLY.

The School Law Passed by the
Last Legislature Said to Oper-
ate Against the Securing of Eff
ficient Teachers.
Special to the Globe.
GLADSTONE" Oct. 7.-Complaint is
made in some parts of Dakota about the
new school law enacted by the last legis-
lature. 1t is thought that there ought
to have been some provision to compel
the school board to advertise for teach
ers so that there could be some
competition. In some locali-
ties local teachers, not knowing
what would be required of them, or
what the length of the school term
would be, or the amount of salary to be
paid, have gone elsewhere simply be-
cause there was means of finding
out as to whether there was a
chance of their services being re-
Quired. The teachers argue that
if the school boards advertised the grade
of teacher required, the amount of sal
airy to be paid, etc, then they would
know exactly what position to apply
for. AS it is, some teachers miss very
desirable positions, and some of the
boards do not exactly get the teachers
they want.